Paint roller shield



Dw- 31, 1957 J. A. PHARRls Erm. 2,817,868

PAINT Rom SHIELD Filed March 22, 1955 lll \ vPAINT ROLLER-:SHIELD John A'. Ph'arris" 'andi Albert* At. Mlachnik, Milwaukee,

Wiss, assign'ors Vto'EZ Painti' Corporation, a corporationof Delaware Application March 22, 1955, Serial No. 495,978

` s claims. (cl. 1s-z4s) This' invention -relates-to-a-shield, or spray guard for -a paint roller; vand in particular itfrelates to a shield which mayfbe -snappedf intoplace on` 'the roller supporting frame.

The principal-object -of--the invention is to provide a light and inexpensiveisheetmetalzspray shield which may .besnapped onto the paint roller frame.

A frtherob'ject ofthe-'inventionis to` provideaspray shield whichissecuredtoV the' roller frame by'means of a one-piece spring clip which may be formed from sheet metal in conventional shearing andforming operations.

A further object of the invention is to provide a spray shield which has a finger piece extending along the handle so that it may be rocked on the roller frame to move the upper part of the shield with respect to the roller for easier loading of the roller. The finger piece is so positioned that it may be depressed with the thumb of the roller-holding hand to move the shield in one direction, and has a portion projecting laterally with respect to the handle beneath which the thumb `or index linger may be placed to move the shield in the opposite direction.

A further object of the invention is to provide a spray shield which is slightly longer than the paint roller, but shorter than the length of the roller spindle. This permits the clamp to be `slid along the roller frame in a direction away from the free end of the spindle so that the shield does not interfere with painting around the junction of two walls, the wall and the ceiling or above a baseboard.

A further object of the invention is to provide a paint shield in which the one-piece spring clip and finger piece assembly is so constructed that there is a U-shaped portion which has arms above and below the roller handle which limit the rocking movement of the clip on the frame.

Further objects of the invention will be apparent from the following detailed description and drawings, in which:

Fig. 1 is a side elevational view of a paint roller equipped with a shield of the present invention, the shield being shown in solid line in one extreme position and in broken line in the other extreme position;

Fig. 2 is a top plan view with the shield in the solid line position of Fig. l;

Fig. 3 is a plan view of the shield detached from the roller;

Fig. 4 is a side elevational View of the shield with a portion of the roller frame to which the shield attaches shown in broken lines; and

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary rear elevational view of the shield with a portion of the roller frame to which the shield attaches shown in broken lines.

Referring to the drawings in greater detail, and referring first to Figs. l and 2, a paint roller has a roller supporting frame indicated generally at 10, said frame including a spindle 11, a spindle spacer portion 12, a handle connector portion v13 which is parallel to the spindle, and a handle portion 14 which is perpendicular to the handle connector 13 and is substantially opposite the center line of the spindle 11. The handle 14 is provided with a United States Patent O ICC handy grip 1S: A conventional paintr -roller -16 is journalled onthespindlellwithts nner'end inspaced relation to thel spacer. portion `12rv of the frame.

Referring; particularly :now to Figs.r 3to 5, the spr-ay shield of -the presentinvention includes an arcuate sheet metal shield member 17, which has a pair of circumferential stamped strengthening ribs 1'8 near its ends. Secured adjacent the rearvmargin ofthe shieldby means of apriyet 19.is alone-piece spring sheet metal combined clip *and tingen-piece member indicated generally at. 20. As: best 'seen idF-ig.` 4; -the member 20-has` an attaching portion 21:-toreceivefthe rivetf19 whichis provided-with a Lpain-of holes11-22which closelyvv embrace stamped bumps 23f on ther shield member -to'tpreventI lateral rocking of theshield member on-theftclip member. At .the upper end ofl the Vfastening pnrtionr21y the clip member 2,0 is `.bent outwardly, at 2st-and' ythen inwardly in: aplane close to the shiel'drmember 17" toiprov-ideoneleg 25 of a generally sU-shaped,."or ,hairpin-like -clip element indicated generally at.\26. The-.base 27 `of theU is rounded toy afford a strongl spring; acti-011 andethesecond arm v28 ofthe U has .ar recess'` 29-v vto receive they handle .connector ,portion 1-3ofthe roller frame,as.;seen.in Fig, l, ort-by thebroke'n lines showing the handle connector 13 in Fig. 4. Immediately below the recess 29 the one-piece spring clip and finger piece 20 is bent outwardly to form one leg 30 of an L-shaped spacer portion 31 which, as best seen in Figs. 1 and 2, has a second arm 32 extending beneath the handle portion 14 of the roller frame. At the outer end of the L-shaped spacer 31 is an upright 33 at the upper end of which the member 20 is bent back nearly parallel to the L-shaped spacer portion 31 to provide a finger piece 34 which lies above the handle 14 and extends longitudinally toward the hand grip 15. The second arm 32 of the L-shaped spacer combined with the upright 33 and the nger piece 34 forms a U-shaped portion, and as seen in Fig. 1 the inger piece 34 above the handle serves as an integral arm which limits the movement of the clip in one direction while the integral second arm 32 of the L-shaped spacer limits movement of the clip in the opposite direction by striking the handle.

The shield is shown in Fig. 2 in its normal position, centered with respect to the roller. If the shield is moved toward the spacer portion 12 of the frame (downwardly as seen in Fig. 2) it moves the end of the shield near the outer end of the spindle inside the plane of the end yof the roller so that the shield does not interfere with use of the roller in the angle between two walls, or any similar location.

inasmuch as Isubstantially all commercial paint rollers today are constructed with the same type frame as heretofore disclosed, and in substantially all cases the frame material is rod stock of the same gauge, the shield of the present invention with its spring clip may be used upon most commercial paint rollers.

The foregoing detailed description is given for clearness of understanding only and no unnecessary limitations are to be understood therefrom, as some modiications will be obvious to those skilled in the art.

We claim:

1. A shield for a paint roller having a roller supporting frame which includes a roller spindle joined at one end to a parallel handle connector having a handle perpendicular thereto which is substantially opposite the center line of the spindle, said shield comprising: an arcuate shield adapted to lie between the roller and the handle connector; and fastening means on said shield, said fastening means including a spring clip provided with a recess for snap engagement of the clip on the handle connector, and a pair of integral arms adapted to be positioned above and below the handle to limit rocking movement of the shield on the handle connector.

2. A shield for a paint roller having a roller supporting frame which includes a spindle joined at one end to a parallel handle connector having a handle perpendicular thereto which is substantially opposite the center line of the spindle, said shield comprising: a one-piece spring clip in the form of a deep, narrow U-shaped member having a recess near the open end of the U and diverging from the recess for easy snap engagement with the handle con` nector so that the clip is rockable on the axis of the connector; an arcuate vshield on one arm of said spring clip to lie between the roller and the handle connector, said shield being substantially the length of the roller and an L-shaped integral spacer portion on the other arm of the clip which extends away from the shield in a plane generally perpendicular to the clip, said spacer portion terminating in a generally U-shaped member which has upper and lower arms adapted to be positioned above and be low the roller handle and in spaced relation thereto to limit rocking movement of the clip by contact of one or the other of said arms with the handle, the upper arm providing a finger piece for manually rocking the shield.

3. A shield for a paint roller having a roller supporting frame which includes a spindle joined at one end to a parallel handle connector having a handle perpendicular thereto which is substantially opposite the center line of the spindle, said shield comprising: a one-piece combined sheet metal spring clip and finger piece which includes a generally U-shaped clip portion having a recess in one arm of the U adapted for snap engagement with the handle connector and an L-shaped spacer portion extending from one arm of the clip portion, said spacer portion terminating in a generally U-shaped member having upper and lower arms which are adapted to be positioned above and below the handle so that the upper arm affords a nger piece for manually rocking the clip and said arms may limit rocking movement of the clip by contact of one or the other of said arms with the handle, and an arcuate shield on the clip portion adapted to lie between the roller and the handle connector, said shield being substantially the length of the roller and shorter than the spindle.

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